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uname -a: Linux debian 2.6.8-1-k7 #1 Mon Sep 13 23:56:00 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: Fri Oct 8 14:12:31 CDT 2004
Method: using the pxe boot mechanism.
Machine: custom
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/hda: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 158816 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 39 19624+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 40 158816 80023608 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 40 2852 1417720+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda6 2853 158816 78605824+ 83 Linux
hda1=/boot, hda6=/, hda5=swap
Output of lspci and lspci -n:debian:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 741/741GX/M741 Host (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0003
0000:00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 25)
0000:00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0016
0000:00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 90)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661FX/M661FX/M661MX/741/M741/760/M760 PCI/AGP
debian:~# lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1039:0741 (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1039:0003
0000:00:02.0 0601: 1039:0963 (rev 25)
0000:00:02.1 0c05: 1039:0016
0000:00:02.5 0101: 1039:5513
0000:00:04.0 0200: 1039:0900 (rev 90)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1039:6330
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [!]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [0]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Hello,
I'm the local system administrator at Server4You Inc.
We are a company that rents low budget servers to a wide range of clients here in the US and Germany.
You may want to check out http://www.server4you.com, http://www.server4you.de, http://www.plusserver.de.
Well, thats us.
The installations are done fully automatically, so far we are offering Redhat 9, Fedora Core 1&2,
Whitebox Linux, Windows Server 2003, and Gentoo. Our focus lies on fully unattended installations.
I'm working on the Debian Installation at the moment, and I did some test runs with the current Version
(pre-rc2).
Usually all the installation templates are stored in our database. The Redhat anaconda installer
is capable of grabbing the kickstart config, as well as the Debian installer does fetch the
preseed config.
Although it looks really promising, I have a few comments to make:
1)
# To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this
# file. That is not a very good idea, use caution!
# (XXX: In fact, this won't work, because passwd clears the settings
# before asking for a root password. This may not be fixed before the sarge
# release, if it's fixed at all.)
#passwd passwd/root-password password r00tme
#passwd passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
This is something we really need to work. Maybe there are more people who need to
set the preseed the root password. How are my chances for this to change?
2)
#### Network configuration.
d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0
d-i netcfg/use_dhcp boolean boolean false
d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 69.64.44.50
d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 69.64.44.39
d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 69.64.44.1
d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
Naturally the server gets its ip via dhcp. But I would like to change the network
configuration to a static IP. Above is my futile attempt to make that happen.
But then it's already documented, that setting the IP won't work, if the server got
booted via network.
Under anaconda we also boot via dhcp, and change the IP to a static IP using the
kickstart template.
Any chances that this is going to change? I mean, I can work around it by echoing the
network config into the appropriate scripts. The only thing I want to accomplish is that
in the end, the server is set up with a static IP.
3)
There are 2 packages that keep asking for things, like if I want to install some libs
without maildir support.
Is there any way to suppress that?
Well, that's basically it. Basically point 1) and 3) are keeping me from using it today.
Of course you won't change anything because of me or us, but I'm hoping that you got
more requests for those things already, and maybe some day... :-)
That's it, thanks for your time, down below the lshw for a detailed computer description.
Cheers
Sascha
debian
description: Computer
product: K7S41GX
vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
version: 1.0
serial: 00000000
capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: K7S41GX
physical id: 0
version: 1.0
serial: 00000000
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
physical id: 0
version: P1.40 (02/05/2004)
size: 64KB
capacity: 192KB
capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int17printer int10video acpi usb agp ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
version: 6.10.0
slot: Socket-A
size: 2GHz
capacity: 3GHz
clock: 133MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: Internal Cache
size: 128KB
capacity: 1MB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: Internal Cache
size: 256KB
capacity: 1MB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-memory
description: System memory
physical id: 1
size: 479MB
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: 741/741GX/M741 Host
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: d0000000
bus info: pci@00:00.0
version: 03
clock: 33MHz
*-pci
description: PCI bridge (Normal decode)
product: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@00:01.0
version: 00
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller (VGA)
product: 661FX/M661FX/M661MX/741/M741/760/M760 PCI/AGP
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@01:00.0
version: 00
size: 128MB
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: vga cap_list
configuration: irq=185
*-isa UNCLAIMED
description: ISA bridge
product: SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO]
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@00:02.0
version: 25
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@00:02.1
version: 00
clock: 33MHz
configuration: irq=169
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: 5513 [IDE]
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 2.5
bus info: pci@00:02.5
version: 00
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=SIS
*-ide
description: Channel 0
physical id: 0
bus info: ide@0
logical name: ide0
clock: 33MHz
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: Maxtor 6Y080L0
physical id: 0
bus info: ide@0:master
logical name: /dev/hda
version: YAR41BW0
serial: Y226GYKE
size: 76GB
capacity: 76GB
capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm apm
configuration: apm=off mode=udma6 smart=on
*-network
description: Ethernet controller
product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@00:04.0
version: 90
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sis900 irq=177
*-network:0
description: Ethernet controller
physical id: 1
logical name: eth0
serial: 00:0b:6a:3e:a2:9d
capabilities: mii autonegotiation 100bt-fd 100bt 10bt-fd 10bt ethernet
configuration: autonegociated=100bt broadcast=yes driver=sis900 driverversion=v1.08.07 11/02/2003 duplex=full ip=69.64.44.39 link=yes multicast=yes
*-network:1 DISABLED
description: controller
physical id: 2
logical name: sit0
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Regards
Sascha Wintz
SERVER4YOU (Inc.)
710 North Tucker Blvd
Suite 610a
St. Louis, MO 63101
e-mail: s.wintz@server4you.net
phone : +1-866-DIAL-S4Y
fax : +1-314-754-3280
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